Happy belated birthday. How lovely that the kookoo bird visits you every year...special. The length of chickens tongues has me wondering now..I know they don't have teeth and are the direct descendants of Tyrannosaurus Rex. When I go to feed the chickens next door, I will ask them how long their tongues are. Judging by the racket they make every day, very long, I would imagine... but then having said that, I live in France and chickens tongues is one thing they don't seem to eat here, so maybe not long at all....pondering xx

Well we don't have those birds over here - They are far too exotic! So I have never seen or heard one of those before. I love your drawing, because now at least I know what they look like!We do have chickens in our garden though and I feel oddly compelled to go and see if they have tongues!!Next door have a Cockerel. Now that's a different story! When that thing starts there is no stopping it and it is LOUD!! At 5am I lay awake willing the local fox to get an early breakfast! ;0)

Your talent knows no bounds - your bird is fabulous! I just want to go over there and rescue your poor dog - every week it seems he is being tormented by someone or something!! Poor wee fella but how funny that the bird stalks him like that - and pooing on him - that's hilarious (and also supposed to be good luck!)

I love it so much how you always illustrate the daily adventures happening between your pool and your house. And there is always a new surprise :) the kookaburra looks in factimpishly and I see it in front of me how he stalks your poor doggy.

Great drawing and oh so sad story. Poor mushu! Poor Tracey! I'm awake by 5am anyway, so it wouldn't wake me....send him my way! Thanks for the Monday smile.BTW I tried a couple times over the weekend to email you and it was bounced back - I'll try again today and hope to have better luck.

OMG! Poor Mushu! I may like birds, but 5am is too early to be laughed at and I would not appreciate being dive bombed or pooped upon. I have never had a bird poop on me--even though I have cleaned up a lot of bird poop in my day--but I have been chased away from nests by swallows and killdeer and bluejays. What a post! Birds are making your life hell! :(